Damascus-SANA
The Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection confirmed that it is continuing in its role and performing its duty through the Syrian Trade Corporation for the Marketing of Citrus through its positive intervention, providing boxes to farmers and transporting to Al-Hal markets without a “commission”.
A statement by the ministry, which SANA received a copy of, said: Some false pictures have spread that offend farmers and the Syrian Trade Corporation about the citrus crop, explaining that within the framework of its positive intervention and through the Syrian Trade Corporation, it markets citrus in cooperation with the Lattakia Farmers Union and in daily coordination with the President of the Union exclusively through links and associations Farming.
The ministry stated, “After identifying the agricultural associations, Syrian Trade sends the boxes in its car and returns them full with our cars.
The ministry indicated that quantities of citrus fruits were rejected, consisting of the products of sorting hangers and fifth toasts with a diameter of 2.5 cm. These types are marketed in large bags to the Al-Hal market for juice, and 1200 tons have been marketed to date for 400 farmers, with a value of 775 million Syrian pounds.
The ministry indicated that the price of the first Abu Surra is 650 Syrian Pounds, the second Abu Surra is 550 Pounds, and the third Abu Surra is 350 Syrian Pounds, noting that the fund is from the Foundation and the transfer from the Foundation and without “Hal Market Commission” and from the farmer’s land provides from 300 to 350 per kilo. With explanations” Abu Surra from 600 to 900, and here lies the difference between the institution and Al-Hal Market in Al-Waffar.
The ministry pointed out that the marketing bottlenecks at times are caused by the presence of an export surplus and the closure of some crossings in the past period, especially towards Iraq, indicating that the lowest price in the cardamom market is for the fifth and sixth toasts with infected or harara and size from 2 cm to 3 cm in nylon bags at a price of 250, which is for juice with Knowing that the institution suffers from placing these volumes in the boxes delivered to the first, second and third toasts, and gives a 10% allowance to relieve farmers, and the process continues until the fourth month.
In its statement, the ministry pointed out that during the meeting that took place in the Latakia governorate building and in the presence of the governor of Lattakia recently, it was instructed to double the citrus marketing operations, noting that the displayed pictures date back to 2017 and 2018.
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